Narendra Dabholkar

Narendra Dabholkar (1 November 1945-20 August 2013) was an Indian rationalist and author from Maharashtra, India, who argued against black magic. In 2013 he was killed in a drive-by shooting.

Biography
Dabholkar was born in Pune, Maharashtra, in British Raj in 1945. An atheist, he became a doctor but in the 1980s became a social worker. He fought for social justice, and later became famous for his arguments against black magic and superstition, beliefs that were common in southern India. Since 1983, there were many threats on his life, but he rejected police protection.

Death
On 20 August 2013, Dabholkar was shot in front of the Omkareshwar Temple in Pune by two gunmen. He was shot once in the head and once in the chest, and the assailants fled on a motorcycle. Although he wished for his body to be donated to science, it was in no condition to be after his bullet wounds.